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Sunday, May 24, 2015

The Sunday Salon: A Little Sunday MishMash

Happy Sunday, y'all! This Memorial Day weekend has been the most relaxing weekend I've had in a while. G is spending some time at his dad's house. David and I did a beast mode house cleaning in a couple of hours yesterday morning, and I've been attached to the recliner ever since. Texas has suddenly found itself at the center of monsoon season, so our weekend is limited to indoor activities. Twist my arm!

I've been doing some reading and online shopping in between episodes of The Layover on Netflix. Oh, and napping. Some serious napping.

First, I finished off Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost, and as usual Troost doesn't disappoint. He spent a year traveling all over China from the buzzing urban centers to far flung corners. I think I can safely say that if ever have an opportunity to visit China, I hope it's one of the far flung places. I don't do well with crowds, and in the most populous country in the world...LOTS of crowds.

Now I'm on to Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. Originally a web comic, this book is so unique and fun. No surprise given Stevenson's history with other quirky comics like Lumberjanes. In this book, Nimona, a young girl and shapeshifter, takes up with the local villain as his sidekick. But there's far more to Nimona that meets the eye, and I haven't quite figured out her backstory just yet.

In other news, I've been trying to tame the urge to shop online. I've officially been bitten by the spring and summer clothes buying bug, and when I saw that select Yosi Samra ballet flats were on sale for 50% off, I snapped up my very first pair.

I've been eyeballing this brand for a while now since I have a habit of buying cheap ballet flats that quickly fall apart. I wanted to step up my ballet flat game since I wear these babies to work nearly every day. Of the 50% off pairs, I really wanted the bright red patent ones, but since they were out of stock, I went with the gold metallic stingrays. Sounds fancy, eh? And a little bit gawdy. Just the way I like 'em.

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It's not monsoon season here and actually is pretty nice, but I got outdoors yesterday and today it's supposed to be in the high 80s (hot for here) so I think I'll be doing, like you, some reading and napping. Reading? Fever of the Bone, the sixth in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, by Val McDermid. At least, that's what I plan...after a nap.

Wife is watching The Layover, but I'll probably end up watching my usual diet of CSI: NY and Criminal Minds later here today and tomorrow, I'm sure.

It's usually in the 80s here by now, and it has been a few days, but the rain keeps swooping in and cooling things off and flooding things. That's a drag, but I do enjoy the cooler weather. I hope you had a relaxing afternoon, Bryan!

Great shoes... and they look so comfy, too! We had a college graduation and party yesterday, but the rest of the weekend will be all about relaxing (I hope) and maybe a little gardening, too. As soon as I finish the laundry, I'm headed outside with a book! Enjoy the extra long weekend :)

OK, are we having the weather or what? Of course, Memorial Day is traditionally a wet time here in Austin, but still...flooding last night in the Hill Country. Rain, rain, rain. And the lakes are up, up, up! Yay! Your weekend sounds perfect. Enjoy!

Since my family lives in Texas, I've been keeping up with the weather going on there. If I could, I would turn the faucet from Texas to California. We'll take some of that rain gladly. My aunt thinks you guys need boats now instead of cars, since there's so much rain. :-( I hope you guys stay dry. Nimona is waiting for me at the library now. I plan on picking it up tomorrow. :-)

Oh gosh, at this point, I would gladly send it your way! It rained a good bit today, but it veered off this afternoon. The forecast looks like lots more next week though. Crazy! I hope you love Nimona as much as I did! It had some great surprises.

I planned today and tomorrow to be rainy days, but it hasn't materialized here yet. We're under a tornado watch, though, so it may get here, yet. I'm a big fan of ballet flats, too -- comfy and fancy is a great combination!

I have not read Troost but his travel books do look entertaining. Sounds like you are having a nice holiday weekend. Us too. We are at the beach in SoCal visiting family. Though it's cool outside -- it's still nice to be here!

Nimonaaaaaa! I hope you continue to enjoy it, I love the crap out of that book.

As for shoes, I forgot that my website hosting fees were coming due this month, and I spent $70 on shoes when I should have been saving it for website costs. Dammit. But I do have two super adorable new pairs of shoes. One of them is PINK. (Historically all my shoes have been black and brown or very occasionally red. I am trying to branch out.)

That Troost book sounds fun. Actually, so does the comic. I'll have to check both out!

I was visiting my sister in North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend and had a lovely time. We went to a concert with fireworks, the weather was hot but not humid (surprisingly) and I got to spend time with my two-year-old niece, who is adorable.

I hope you had a good time despite being stuck indoors. The monsoons sounded fierce.